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Bluetooth and Wireless display not working on Windows Server 2022
Dear All,
While this may not be the required case in production.
However, on my standalone laptop, I have installed Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Edition(GUI).
Wireless Network is working which helps me to connect to WiFi network for internet.
- BUT, Bluetooth devices are NOT connected. They are detected and showed as 'paired' but never connects.
- ALSO, it fails to detect the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. This is useful when I want to present my laptop screen with all Hyper-V machines on a projector with which Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter is connected.
Let me know if anyone has experienced this similar behavior and if there are any suggestions around.
regards
Kayyum
/wave from the Windows Server product team. I just want to confirm what Karl said, we have been monitoring this thread and we hear your feedback. For the next release of Windows Server we have addressed these issues. THANK YOU for your feedback and passion for Windows Server!!!
I announced a week ago at Ignite, here's the session if you want to go learn more about what is coming in the next release of Windows Server:
What’s New in Windows Server v.Next (microsoft.com)
Thanks!!
Elden Christensen
Principal Group PM Manager
Windows Server Development Team
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Windows Server 2022 is not optimized for consumer features like Bluetooth audio or wireless display (Miracast), as these are intentionally disabled or unsupported by design. Even though the hardware might be present, many related services and drivers are either missing, disabled, or incompatible.
This happens because of driver signing issue.
Install your Bluetooth driver normally.
Go to device manager and find uninstalled BTHPAN device.Now follow the instructions:
You are done. You will see below driver after end of installation.
Or, when having proper licensing or SA / CSP Subscription, in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2025 which has native Bluetooth Support without hacks.
There is a problem regarding Bluetooth connection on the Windows Server 2025 system:
personal area network (pan) not connecting and giving an error.
Hi,
When I try to connect via PAN it gives the option belowAfter that, it gives me this screen and does not connect
There are no BTPAN drivers for windows server 2025.
What you can do is:
1. load windows with disabled driver signature enforcement.
2. find BTPAN drivers in Windows\WinSxS folder
3. copy driver in a separate folder
4. modify .inf file and remove "...1" suffix from inf sections and any references to those sections.
5. install that driver
6. accept installing driver from unknown source.
7. reboot.
8. profit!
file is called bthpan.inf located in \Windows\WinSxS\amd64_dual_bthpan.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.26100.1150_none_ba62e7e3ffd67b5c
replace all occurrences of "NTamd64...1" with"NTamd64"
SergejKiller, can you please send these zip files to me? Thank you!- I am just a a rookie admin but when I started the Windows Audio service my headset started working.
@SergejKiller, can you please send these zip files to me? Thank you!
When adding a BT device in 2025, I don't get any pop up, when adding Audio device is selected. The driver appears to be there, however, not sure how to actually add a device?
Yash_ShekarMicrosoft
brwilkinson Could you email me a screenshot of what you're seeing at yashshekar at Microsoft dot com?
- Elden_ChristensenWe have added WiFi and Bluetooth to Windows Server 2025, please go try out the Windows Server Insider builds and give us feedback to ensure it meets your needs. This was in direct response to the feedback in this thread, so help us make sure we are going to deliver what you want 🙂
- Similar to what brwilkinson said, on the Windows Server 2025 Pre-Release Insider build, specifically build 26212, there is no option to actually connect to a device. Also, there is the "driver is unavailable" message under my bluetooth adapter even though I have installed the driver from the website, like what happened in Windows Server 2022.
Hello SergejKiller, would it be possible to have the links for the drivers? Thank you!
SergejKiller, can you please send those zip files to me?
@everyone if someone has those files would he care to maybe send em to me?
Thank you 🙂Great news Microsoft has implemented our feedback and the next Windows Server, hopefully released end of 2024 will include WiFi and Bluetooth Support.
Thank you Elden_Christensen and the team.
Oh, missed your follow up above and that I have already noted it before. I am getting old...
Kayyum M would you mind marking Eldens posting as best response?
What are your options if you are affected:
If your workload isn't a production workload
And your policy doesn't require Microsoft Support or strict data protection rules, regarding to telemetry, register with the Windows Insider programme, and fetch Windows Server vNext, Inplace Upgrade to Windows Server vNext from existing Windows Server 2019 or 2022.
The activation keys are to be found in each release announcement over at the Windows Server Insider techcommunity section.
What are your questions left?
